FullBar and Dr. Michael A. Snyder, MD, FACS47 lbs LOSTso farAugust 30, 2008 by Israel Lagares | 22 comments
I am continuously looking for food that I can snack on in between my main meals. I have tried all types of bars, nuts, fruits, etc. Fruits usually hold me over okay, but I never feel full. Luckily I was contacted a few weeks ago by a PR firm that wanted me to try out some new bars. Their pitch was that the bar had been created by a leading weight loss surgeon. That immediately got my attention. I was then sent over some FullBars a week later.
As soon as I opened up the USPS box I was impressed. The packaging for the FullBar was top notch. The package came with reading material about the FullBar, its story, and its founder. FullBar was created by Dr. Michael A. Snyder, MD, FACS. As a leading weight loss surgeon, he knows his share of health and weight loss information.
So the whole point behind FullBar is to feel full, so that you don’t overeat. I like that idea. After being blown away by the sleekness of the bar packaging, it reminded me of Pepperidge Farms cookies packaging, I proceeded to taste one. It was good. Not like those other bars that are tasteless and bitter. That was my first bite. It was a small test. The next day I ate a bar for breakfast, with some water. The taste reminded me of a rice cake, but a whole lot better and less bland. They come in 4 different flavors, chocolate being one of them.
What happened next was pretty surprising. I am usually hungry by about 10 am, even after eating breakfast. But not that day. I was full! I wasn’t even hungry when lunch time came around, but of course I ate to fuel my body. So the FullBar actually did what it said it would do, keep me feel so that I don’t overeat. That was proof enough for me. Plus, each bar only contains about 180 calories (for a full breakdown of the nutrition facts visit the site).
I think FullBar is going to start being distributed around various health stores and retail locations in the U.S. They are currently available for sale on their web site and I recently saw a commercial on TV. I thought it was cool and DVRed the commercial for my wife to see. She was impressed that a company that was advertising on television had representatives that were in contact with me.
Give FullBar’s website a visit and read up. They have a lot of useful health information that anyone interested in weight loss could benefit from.
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Hi Israel,
Did you coin a new word “DVRed”? It would be cool to see you get credit for that
The FullBar concept is good but I generally try and get through the hunger with a light beer or two. That has its own downside though if I overindulge.
Hunger and staying on track makes some days harder than others if the FullBar works - it should do well.
Not sure if I coined it, but I always say it. Especially since I don’t have a Tivo. I am sometimes tempted to just say Tivoed, but I feel like a fake saying it so I say DVRed. lol.
I rarely drink beer, so your tactic won’t work for me.
Cool stuff. Thanks for the info. I’d be curious to see if it worked for me.
Give it a try, you should be able to find a bar at GNC or some place similar.
I visited your site for the first time and glad I did. Fullbar, huh? I’m running over to my neighborhood GNC to see if they carry it! (well…not run, maybe stroll over) Thanks for the info. I’ve been losing weight by eating a variety of nutrition bars but I’m always looking for something new. Fullbar sounds like worth a good try.
FullBar made me feel full, which is a positive step in the right direction. Let me know how it goes.
So curious, are you still on Isagenix? How’s it going? Day 12—? I’m just about to start a 30 day cleanse and I’m eager to hear about yours!
Thanks!
Meredith, I am indeed still on my 30 day Isagenix program. I am posting an update Monday regarding my progress. I feel great so far.
This is complete nonsense. OR rather entertaining and creative nonsense.
Eat an apple 15 minutes before a meal and you’ll have much better results. less calories at 60, less expensive, better tasting and so much healthier. unless you prefer process foods… which is making everyone fat and sick in the first place.
check out the only true miraculous gastric bypass diet:
http://www.celebritydietdoctor.com/gastric-bypass-without-surgery-the-fruit-and-veggie-diet/
hey, someone has to stand up for fruits and veggies in this overly processed, calorie dense, food world:)
Dr. Marc!!! It’s been a while. Hope all has been well, I hear you have been real busy…
I wouldn’t call this nonsense, just an alternative. I eat apples all the time, but end up feeling hungry a lot faster than when I tried the FullBar. Everyone will have their own results I bet.
Good to see you are back.
Oh, it looks like delicious.
Thanks for sharing.
I find meal-replacemnt bars to be either really good, or really, well, mostly very waxy or etc. Looks like I will have to give fullbar a try.
Good point. The only bar that I could stand for an extended period of time was back a few years ago in college. It was the Gatorade bars.
I don;t how good they are but the package looks great
Thank you for the balanced and informative review of FullBar. As its creator, and someone who has spent a number of years developing the bars to their present form, I obviously feel strongly about their utility and taste.
I do feel the need to respond to Dr. Marc (from above) as his response is a tad less glowing! I appreciate his insights and provocative presentation style. But I am sure even he realizes that he does not “possess the only true solution.” As he undoubtedly knows, diets do not work. Even his. How many people do you know who have done one diet… found the “cure”… and lived their life in hunger-control bliss thereafter? None? It is never this simple. What works are simple tools, together with dietary and behavioral changes. As patient advocates, Dr. Marc and I surely agree on this one fact.
I advocate FullBar as a proven, all-natural, and convenient tool in one’s hunger-management toolbox! This is how it works - to control one’s hunger. And the national reception has been unbelievable. As you have noted, it truly makes you feel full. And, when we are full we have better impulse control.
So, you can try the “just an apple” cure for hunger that Dr. Marc advocates. I am all for real foods. I am with him here. In fact, FullBar is an all-natural food. But how has that worked for you in the past? Did a bushel of apples result in pounds lost? It does not translate into hunger management. That is what I am all about. Rather, FullBar should be considered as an adjunct to “real foods” — see our website for details. I am a big fan of real food and never make any claims to the contrary.
FullBar is a powerful and effective tool. I invite any of your readers, Dr. Marc included, to try it. You will be surprised at how effective it is. I wish you and your readers the greatest health and success. And, please let me know how it works for you.
Live full. Be full.
–Michael A. Snyder, MD, FACS
Thanks for stopping by and having your say. It is much appreciated.
I appreciate the comments from Dr Snyder…
and yes diets do work.. problem is most Americans consume too many processed foods and this has lead to the epidemic in obesity.
Unfortunately, Full Bars will result in weight gain, not weight loss. they are processed foods with a high calorie density no different from the other “weight loss” and “diet” bars that claim to help you lose weight. They will not. They will make you fat.
Fact is it is mathematically impossible to gain weight on unprocessed foods. The most powerful weight loss foods on earth are unprocessed fruits and veggies. Not LA weight loss bars, not full bars, not atkins, balance bars etc. Don’t get fooled by slick marketing…
and yes you will lose an enormous amount of weight with apples as you will with a diet full of unprocessed foods.
The closer we get to a diet of unprocessed foods the more weight you will lose and the healthier you will become.
Hmmm…flollowing the sparring about Full Bars-and was caught by your comment “Fact is it is mathematically impossible to gain weight on unprocessed foods” Potatoes are unprocessed foods, and ask almost anyone, it is very very easy to gain weight eating potatoes-ask anyone with an “Irish-German Body” and they’ll tell you. IF you are talking about portion control-that’s entirely different-if you control your calories and portions, you can eat a bit of anything. Also, I’m not really sure what you mean by “mathematically” -as in “10 potatoes + 20 steaks + 10 glasses of whole milk= 0 pounds”? Doesn’t really make any sense. Speaking as a nurse-I don’t know many docs who would use that kind of terminology, b/c most of them know that eating too much of almost anything can cause weight gain-whole food or processed foods. If you remember, the original reason that this country shifted to weight gain was the change from being primarily a farm-based, eat what you have, meat once a week, walking, bike riding culture to a sitting, and driving but everyday eating meat and potatoes like a farmer on sunday culture-add in fast food and junk food and you have the current disaster.
My philosophy, NEVER start a diet that you cannot maintain for the rest of your life. What’s the point otherwise? To lose a few and gain a few for the rest of your life? Also you can get some of the same ‘fullness effect’ with a fiber supplement like metamucil. But why do it if your not going to do it for life?
My .02
Pete
Hi Pete, thanks for stopping by my area of the internet. You make a great point. This is the Pete that shocked me during BL right??? I think you should have won the whole thing.
Hey ya’ll…
Diets Don’t Work is partially correct. The modern concept of dieting is flawed. The way we should focus on eating can better be named a nutritional diet, meaning the quality and quantity should be examined. No processed, canned, boxed or frozen foods! No red meat, pork, oily fish, snails or other exotics! Especially NO artificial sweeteners! Eat whole live foods, raw or lightly cooked. When you rise in the am drink room temp pure water and flush your system. Eat a small serving of fruit 20-30 minutes prior to a meal not with/or after your meal (or it will ferment the food in your stomach) this helps set up the enzymes for proper digestion. Only drink small amounts of water with a meal so as to not interrupt digestion otherwise food sits in your stomach far too long and putrefies (acid reflux). Eat proteins with vegetables, no complex carbs. Eat complex carbs with vegetables, no protein. This is called proper food combining, otherwise it slows digestion and leads to purification (there’s that reflux again). The total amount of food that an average-sized adult should eat in a single day is 4-4.5 cups of raw food.
We are fat due to overly processed foods, FAST foods (which should be illegal or called ’sure death’ foods) and artificial sweeteners, the worst being ASPARTAME. The incidence of cancers, diabetes, lymphomas, MS, lupus, obesity, severe depressions and more has increased up 79% accordingly to our use of this product from 1971, statistics published from a 30 year study 1975-2005. We were sold out by the FDA when this chemical made by the evil empire of MONSANTO was approved and is now in over 6,000 food of our products.
I am not a crazed health nutzo, I was just very plus-sized 18-20W for awhile in the early 90’s, high blood pressure was killing me, I was sad and depressed as I physically could not keep up with my family and just plain old felt badly. Then the big “C” diagnosis served as a rude wake-up call. I am now a healthy and happy 54 yr old gal, 5′3″ and have been very normal sized 4-6 by following the principles in “Fit for Life” (Harvey and Marilyn Diamond) for almost 14 years. Hey, I am human so every now and then I blow it and do not suffer any worries. I do work out 4 days on, 1 day off, 3 days on, 1 off, and rotate between aerobics and anaerobic. All this seems to work and make sense to me.
However I am sure that Dr. Marc and Dr. Snyder know all this though, right?
I normally do not condone of any form of processed foods but the alternative form of bariatric surgery I feel is far too risky. I have researched the ingredients in Dr. Snyder’s FULLBARS and they appear to be nutrionally acceptable. I truly believe that this is a healthier alternative for those who need the extra boost towards weight loss.
Thank you for your time……
Leslie
For the commenter who talks about potatoes and weight gain… let’s do a little math.
3 lbs of potatoes which i dare say most people could not possible eat in in an entire day comes to a mere 1263 calories. it’s not necessarily the potatoes, it’s the cream, butter and fat that is added that’s the problem…
and technically baked potatoes are processed. baking potatoes gets rid of water content and concentrates calories. i won’t quibble but i think you get the point.
yes, it is mathematically impossible to gain weight on unprocessed fruits and veggies. it’s a bold statement and at first blush you may think it’s crazy, but it’s also true. do the math… anyway you slice it you’ll be losing weight and a lot of it! 4 lbs of strawberries comes out to a mere 577 calories. think how many strawberries you would need to consume to simply meet your calorie needs for the day.
processed foods are the reason for the obesity crisis. this simple fact gets lost because of the marketing and profit motive misleading people to believe low carb, low fat, high protein or low glycemic are the answer. the actual solution is a lot simpler than that.